What color is #579F53?

#579F53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #579F53?

The RGB value is 87, 159, 83: 87 red, 159 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #579F53?

The complementary color is #9B539F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #579F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#579F53 color

#579F53 rgb(87, 159, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #579F53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 62.4% green and 32.5% blue (87, 159, 83).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#579F53 color codes

HEX	`#579F53`
RGB	`rgb(87, 159, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 62.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 48%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.38, -38.39, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.38, 50.42, 139.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.889, 27.446, 12.537)`
Decimal	`5742419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #579F53, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #579F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#579F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #579F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #579f53; }
.text { color: #579f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #579f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 159 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #579f53, #539f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #579F53?: #579F53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #579F53?: The RGB value is 87, 159, 83: 87 red, 159 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #579F53?: The complementary color is #9B539F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #579F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.